Across

1 Enlightening experience giving minister great joy (10)

6 Winter festival with new sign reversing (4)

10 Officer has to study nativity location (9)

11 Incident involving woman in Old Testament and New Testament (5)

12 Make certain, wanting star ultimately, to follow (5)

13 Custom that could make idiot rant (9)

14 Ancient Greek measures for sports grounds (6)

16 Distinctive character of fraternity member, about a hundred (7)

18 Novice could be colt — aye! (7)

20 Disciple converted warden (6)

22 Sailor, embracing Rear Admiral, waved flag in battle (9)

23 Territory with gold coin (5)

25 Extraordinary being, born to be king and rule (5)

26 Occupant of retreat — as a hermit possibly? (9)

27 Fast part of special entertainment (4)

28 Looking embarrassed about bad loveless memories, being baptised again? (10)

Down

1 Woman upset king outside church (6)

2 Goddess in heaven usually (5)

3 Sect member is not overburdened by more recent times (6-3,5)

4 Disciple with new birth at Joppa finally — not the end of her (7)

5 Speak about quiet energy needed for work (7)

7 Following instructions at one time with bed that is to be installed (9) 

8 Groups of prayers requiring English — Latin is translated (8)

9 Christian challenger — new act with love advised (6,8)

15 Short hymn in district not quiet within Scottish town (9)

17 Message from bishop and prior spoken (8)

19 Carve English name on tomb (7)

20 Arab upset one biblical character and another (7)

21 Turn up and listen carefully (6)

24 Composer’s very happy state (5)

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